North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue finalized an amended compact with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Principal Chief Michell Hicks on Nov. 28. This deal, which allows for live dealers across all casino games, would mean about 400 new jobs (roughly 240 as dealers) in North Carolina. The deal is a 30-year compact with a […]
Matt Glantz is a former options trader turned poker pro specializing in high-limit cash games and big buy-in tournaments. He plays in some of the
The Mid-States Poker Tour drew record numbers in the satellites leading up to the $1,100 main event on Nov. 19-20 at Grand Casino Mille Lacs
The Autumn Feast tournament at Potawatomi Bingo and Casino on Nov. 13 came down to Brian Andrews and Patrick Mayew. The $500 buy-in attracted 182
Robert West, an electrician from Lincoln Park, Mich., navigated a huge field to capture the Heartland Poker Tour Main Event at Soaring Eagle Casino Resort
I’m your newly minted Ante Up Michigan Ambassador. Born and raised in the Motor City, I play no-limit hold’em cash games for food and tournaments
Just when it looked like Harrah’s Joliet was done making changes, poker room manager Doug Walters comes up with the bimonthly Big Game. On Feb.
I recently traveled to Northwest Iowa to visit some poker rooms, first stopping at Argosy Casino in Sioux City. This is a small four-table room
Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg’s annual Hollywood Fall Classic, which featured 14 events, saw Justin Brown of Bloomington, Ind., take down the main event and $82,302. Tournament
When I first moved to Oklahoma, the Cherokee Casino cardroom was the first place I chose to play. Its vast array of poker games and
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